Holocaust Problem and God: Theological and Philosophical Answers.

Abstract

The destruction of Jews by the Nazis during World War II has left a great impact on Western world in general and Jewish thought in particular. The main problem here is whether this catastrophe called the Holocaust is reconcilable with the existence of Gad. While same Jewish thinkers find the belief in Gad unacceptible after the Holocaust, others seek same reasonable ways to preserve the belief in question. This article, as a flrst in its kind in Turkish thought, searches and evaluates the major responses to the Holocaust, which we classify in two groups as traditional and modern